Vanguard has appointed Bill Stout, former Global Head of Client Group Strategy and Business Development at Nuveen, to lead its private markets strategy, marking a significant step in the firm’s expansion into alternatives, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Partners Group has appointed Tarak Mehta as Partner and Co-Head of its Private Equity Goods & Products vertical, underscoring its strategy of combining capital with deep operational expertise, according to a report by Private Equity Insights.

Global real estate special situations firm Revetas Capital has appointed Ryan Baltimore as Senior Vice President for the Revetas USA team to support the expansion of the firm’s’ platform capabilities across the United States.

Leading digital private equity manager Moonfare has appointed its Chief Investment Officer, Sanjay Gupta, to the new role of US CEO and CIO of proprietary products.

SEI has appointed Diane Seymour-Williams as Board Chair of its European-based operation, SEI Investments (Europe) Limited (SIEL), while David Lawton has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director at the business.

Eagle Point Credit Management, a specialist private credit investment manager, has appointed Ken Yamashita as Managing Director and Head of Client and Partner Solutions for Japan, reporting to Kyle McGrady, Senior Principal and Head of Client and Partner Solutions.

Soho Square Capital (Soho Square), an investment firm focused on serving the financing needs of established and growing UK and European SMEs, has added to its investment team with the appointment of Alex Kustovskyi as Investment Associate.